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Contemporary Economic Sociology

Course content

The course introduces the theoretical and empirical foundations
of contemporary economic sociology, as a way to understand how
sociologists engage with the study of complex socioeconomic issues.
In the last decades, a vibrant economic sociology has emerged and
developed, which has critically analysed both latest capitalist
developments and a broad range of economy-related phenomena.

The classes will consist of a combination of short lecturing,
discussion of texts, group-work and debates, student presentations,
working of examples and data, some media/visual documents, and if
possible talks by guest lecturers.

Individual or group. A portfolio assignment is defined as a
series of short assignments during the course that address one or
more set questions and feedback is offered during the course. All
of the assignments are submitted together for assessment at the end
of the course. The portfolio assignments must be no longer than 10
pages. For group assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per
additional student. Further details for this exam form can be found
in the Curriculum and in the General Guide to Examinations at
KUnet.

Marking scale

7-point grading scale

Censorship form

No external censorship

Criteria for exam assessment

Individual/group. Free written take-home essays are
assignments for which students define and formulate a problem
within the parameters of the course and based on an individual exam
syllabus. The free written take-home essay must be no longer than
10 pages. For group assignments, an extra 5 pages is added per
additional student. Further details for this exam form can be found
in the Curriculum and in the General Guide to Examinations at
KUnet.